Life cycle analysis of a single stage to orbit (SSTO) reusable launch vehicle

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Robinson, Jeffrey S ^a   Culver, George A ^b   Bishop, Roddy D ^b   Bright, Ellanee D ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE VEHICLES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HYPERSONIC VEHICLES; LAUNCH VEHICLES; LAUNCHING; LIFE CYCLE; NASA; ORBITS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; REUSABILITY; REUSABLE ROCKETS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SHUTTLES;

ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES; ANALYSIS FRAMEWORKS; GENERAL DESCRIPTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES; SINGLE STAGE TO ORBITS; SPACE TRANSPORTATIONS; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 85087597263     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-5264     Document Type: Conference Paper

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